Plymouth State UniversityNew Hampshire2018-02-16T18:26:59Zhttps://www.plymouth.edu/feed/atom/WordPressk_coithttps://www.plymouth.edu/?p=120792017-11-22T16:43:16Z2017-11-22T16:43:16ZCan you strike up a conversation with just about anyone? Are you interested in learning more about the University and connecting with alumni?

We’ve got the perfect job for you! University Advancement is hiring Panther Pride Ambassadors for the Spring 2018 Calling Program.

As a Panther Pride Ambassador, you’ll connect with alumni, share campus events, and help the University raise money for the Fund for Plymouth State.

No experience? No problem! You’ll complete a comprehensive training program before making your first call.

Panther Pride Ambassadors must work a minimum of two calling shifts. Calling shifts are Sunday 5-9 p.m. and Monday-Thursday 6-9 p.m. Work-study eligibility is preferred.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to earn $$$, give back to Plymouth State, and build your résumé, we want to talk with you!

]]>adminhttps://www.plymouth.edu/?p=112202017-04-06T14:35:33Z2017-04-06T14:24:28ZPLYMOUTH, N.H. (April 6, 2017) PSU Professor of Business David Talbot was recently a featured expert on WalletHub.com, a personal finance website. In his article, Talbot provides tips on increasing credit scores, debunks misconceptions on how credit scores are determined, and provides advice on the best way young people can build credit. Check out the piece here.

Prior to teaching at Plymouth State, Talbot enjoyed a long career in banking. He founded Granite Bank in Milford, where he served as president and CEO. He later served as treasurer for Booth Creek Ski Holdings; chief financial officer at Loon Mountain and Stratton Mountain; and CEO of Bolton Valley Ski Resort.

In 2002, Talbot found his true passion teaching finance and economics at PSU, where he brings his wealth of industry knowledge and experience into the classroom for the benefit of his students.

]]>adminhttps://www.plymouth.edu/blog/2017/01/06/plymouth-state-university-names-kim-bownes-07g-athletic-director/2017-02-22T20:34:53Z2017-01-06T05:00:00ZFirst female athletic director in Plymouth State history
PLYMOUTH, NH (January 6, 2017)Following a national search, Plymouth State University (PSU) has selected Kim Bownes as its new athletic director. She is the university’s 11th athletic director and the first woman to be selected for the position since it was established in 1950.

“Kim’s long history of serving Plymouth State through her teaching, coaching and administration make her the ideal candidate to lead Athletics moving forward,” said Donald L. Birx, president, Plymouth State University. Athletics is an important part of the student experience at Plymouth State, and I look forward to seeing our student-athletes continue to excel both academically and athletically under her direction.

“I could not be more excited to lead Plymouth State Athletics into the future and continue to ensure that our student-athletes have the best experience possible,” Bownes said.

Student success has always been top priority for Bownes, who earned her bachelor degree in education from McGill University in Montreal in 1982 and her master of education degree with a concentration in athletic administration from Plymouth State in 2007.

Years before the University announced its transformation from a traditional academic model to an integrated clusters model that emphasizes learning, research and service to the community, Bownes was exploring these areas as a teaching lecturer in health and human performance. She and her students collaborated with exercise science and physiology students and faculty to conduct in-depth testing with members of the Plymouth State ski team. This early cluster project provided the students with an innovative learning opportunity that had real-world application, as the test results were used to enhance the skiers’ training.

“Athletics has a long history of collaborating with other departments on campus,” said Bownes, citing past collaborations with the athletic training program and the meteorology program as examples. ”Moving forward, we are working on cluster projects with the English department and the local television station, Pemi Baker TV.”

Bownes began her career at Plymouth State in 1987, when she was named head men’s and women’s alpine ski coach. Under her leadership the Panther ski teams won numerous Eastern Regional Championships and qualified for the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) National Championships 20 of the 21 years she served as coach. Her coaching philosophy, which focused on building life skills such as good sportsmanship and perseverance, earned her such prestigious awards as the Eastern Collegiate Ski Conference MacConnell Division Coach of the Year Award and the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Walter A. Smith Award.

In 2008, Bownes was selected as associate director of athletics and subsequently resigned from coaching at the end of the 2008 season. In 2015, she was named interim athletic director following John P. Clark ’71, ’73G, who stepped down after nearly 20 years as athletic director to serve as founding manager of the Active Living, Learning and Wellness (ALLWell) North facility. As interim athletic director, Bownes led the department through many initiatives at both the institutional and departmental levels.

In recognition of her dedication and outstanding service to PSU, Bownes was honored with the 2016 Distinguished Professional, Technical and Administrative (DPAT) Staff Award. The award is given annually to a PAT staff member who contributes to the University above and beyond the scope of his or her job responsibilities. Bownes, who was among nearly 200 PATstaff members eligible for the award, was nominated by her peers from across the University and selected by a committee that included previous DPAT award winners and the PSU student body president.

President Birx praised Bownes for her commitment to serving Plymouth State and its students. ”Kim truly embodies our motto-Ut prosim (That I may serve),” he said. ”She does what it takes to make PSU the unique and great place it is for our students.”

Longtime Plymouth State athletic director John P. Clark ’71, ’73G has been named Little East Conference Influencer. As one of the founders of the Little East Conference in 1986, Clark has shaped the LEC into what is now New England’s premier athletic conference for public institutions in NCAA Division III.

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]]>aetylerhttps://www.plymouth.edu/blog/2016/12/15/2016-constitution-day-event/2016-12-15T05:00:00Z2016-12-15T05:00:00ZPSU recognized this important date by inviting everyone to solve a Constitutional riddle. Thanks to everyone who participated and solved the riddle correctly. If you played along, Plymouth State is the only school from those listed in the riddle to achieve a Green rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (F.I.R.E.). Our green rating demonstrates our commitment to protecting First Amendment rights.

Below is a link to the 2014 press release that announced our Green rating. To learn more about F.I.R.E, click the link in the press release.

Contact information

Office: Boyd Science Center, Room 208
Phone: 535-3201

About Professor OÛªDonnell

Brigid OÛªDonnell joined PSUÛªs Biological Sciences department in 2009 and is a developmental biologist. She approaches her work from an integrative standpoint ÛÒ using techniques and perspectives that span the biological hierarchy: from modern genetic and molecular techniques to studies of organisms in their environment. Her current research focuses on the developmental biology of the large bodied and widespread mayfly, Hexagenia limbata. Her lab studies this species from both a morphological and molecular perspective and current work includes undergraduate-led projects on the genetic/molecular control of hatching time, variation in nymphal development, and characterization of nymphal densities and size distribution among different habitat types at local field sites. She advises M.S. graduate students in projects on movement and habitat choice of eastern brook trout in Coos County (RED Whitaker), population genetics of eastern spotted newts (J Vernon), and a comparative study of the attributes of native versus invasive species of Orconectes in northern New England (R Webster).

Education:

BA, University of Redlands
PhD, Claremont Graduate University

About Dr. Stoughton:

Thomas Stoughton joined the Biological Sciences Department at PSU in 2016. He is an evolutionary biologist focused on assessing biodiversity of sessile organisms (principally, plants and fungi) using a broad spectrum of biogeographic, cytological, ecological, genetic (including genomic), and morphological data. The main objective of StoughtonÛªs research efforts is to provide useful information to land managers and practitioners of biology so that they can, in turn, make informed decisions regarding conservation of biological diversity.

Dr. Stoughton is an authority on North American tuberousåÊClaytoniaåÊ(Montiaceae), called spring beauties, a group of plants named by Linnaeus that are succulent and not all that distantly related to cacti.åÊClaytoniaåÊare spring ephemerals, which are a type of plant that bloomsåÊveryåÊearly in the spring, often near melting patches of snow (andåÊMorchellaÛ_ yum!). Because of this interesting natural history strategy (extreme early-season flowering phenology), the distributions of many of the alpine and subalpineåÊClaytoniaåÊspecies that Stoughton studies are poorly understood. In addition to an early blooming period, genetically distinctåÊClaytoniaåÊspecies have a propensity to grow together and therefore are prone to hybridization, introgression, and polyploidyÛÒthey simply donÛªt take their chromosomes seriously! This has made sorting outåÊClaytoniaåÊspecies boundaries a priority for Stoughton thus far. Dr. StoughtonÛªs current research is focused on phylogenomics of polyploid plant lineages growing in and around the Great Basin, and biogeographic patterns of bolete species complexes growing in New England, includingåÊHarrya chromapesåÊ(Boletaceae), the yellowfoot bolete, a primarily eastern North American species that also occurs in Costa Rica and China.

Selected Publications:

Stoughton, TR, DD Jolles and HA Bartosh. 2014. Recognizing a new species ofåÊSileneåÊ(Caryophyllaceae) from California: a splitterÛªs game?åÊCalifornia Fish and GameåÊ100(1): 138ÛÒ1524.

Stoughton, TRåÊand DD Jolles.åÊ2013. Discovery ofåÊClaytonia lanceolatavar.åÊpeirsoniiåÊin the San Bernardino Mountains perpetuates a history of taxonomic uncertainty.åÊAliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary BotanyåÊ31(1): 35ÛÒ42.

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About Amy Ueland

After receiving her bachelorÛªs degree from Plymouth State, Amy returned to complete her NH teaching certification and taught middle school. With a growing family, she took some time off to be a stay-at-home Mom and worked part-time. Because they love the area and outdoor activities, the Ueland family moved to Plymouth in the Spring of 2000 and Amy took a position as Adjunct Professor with the Department while she completed her M.Ed. Her graduate work involved habitat selection for the Canada Warbler. In addition to her adjunct work, in 2006, Amy was hired as the DepartmentÛªs Technical Lab Specialist and Laboratory Coordinator.

Other

In the summer Amy teaches an intensive week long camp for middle school students. The camp is held at Plymouth State University and involves five different topic groups. The group Amy teaches is Ecological Expeditions. She and the students travel to local ecological sights to investigate different habitats and the organisms found within them.